Maternal care patterns and behavioral development of rhesus macaque abused infants in the first 6 months of life
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We investigated the maternal care patterns of rhesus macaque mothers who physically abuse their infants, and compared their infants' behavior to that of nonabused infants. Parametric and multidimensional scaling analyses indicated that abusive mothers have a distinct parenting style characterized by high rates of rejection and contact‐breaking from their infants. Compared to control infants, abused infants exhibited signs of delayed independence from their mothers including higher rates of distress calls and anxiety, lower rates of contact‐breaking, and differences in play. Several aspects of the abused infants' behavior were correlated with rates of abuse received during the first month, or with other maternal behaviors. These findings provide a more comprehensive characterization of the parenting styles of abusive mothers and the early behavioral development of their infants than previously available. Detailed knowledge of the early experience of abused infants is crucial for understanding possible pathological alterations in behavior and neuroendocrine function later in life. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Dev Psychobiol 48: 537–550, 2006.
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- Authors
- McCormack, K., Sanchez, M. M., Bardi, M., & Maestripieri, D.
- Affiliations
- Spelman College (US)
- Venue
- Developmental Psychobiology
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2006-10-02
- Volume
- 48
- Issue
- 7
- Pages
- 537-550
- ISSN
- 0012-1630 (ISSN-L)
- 1098-2302
- OpenAlex
- W2166359032
- Cited by
- 102
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- 41
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- FWCI
- 8.63
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Developmental Psychobiology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute of Mental Health (MH62577, MH65046, MH63097, K02MH063097, R01MH062577, R21MH065046)
- National Institute of General Medical Sciences (GM00680, K12GM000680)
- National Center for Research Resources (RR-00 165, P51RR000165)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
- Health Sciences › Veterinary › Small Animals › Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Keywords
- maternal abuse, rhesus monkeys, parenting styles, infant anxiety, contact breaking, infant play, early life experience, neuroendocrine function
- MeSH terms
- Aggression, Animals, Behavior, Animal, Female, Macaca mulatta, Maternal Behavior, Models, Statistical, Parenting, Models, Animal
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